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My father, a woodworker, 30 years ago (before his death 20 years ago) just after we moved in, suggested to me, a daughter who was still doing some cabinetry and carpentry, at that time, that this holly tree in our front yard should be used for marquetry and veneer as holly is a very dense, white wood with minimal grain. At that time, when we had trouble with our two preschool sons climbing this tree, we cut off all of the lower branches up to 8 ft from ground. This means this tree's trunk has had over 25 years of growth with the knots healing over on the bottom 8 feet. The girth, at 4 ft from ground, is 63." I can't wrap my arms around this trunk and my arms are not short. This is an excellent trunk of holly wood. When we moved in over 30 years ago, it was a big tree, then, even bigger, now. there has never been any sign that this tree ever had any hardware put into it.
Earlier this year, in the spring, with intention to remove this tree, we had Doug Ludy start to take it down, but then we learned that holly is best harvested in the fall. So in this way, with all the branches removed almost 6 months ago, now, this holly trunk, at almost full height has been standing, now with some sprouts on it near the top.
It is now fall and it is time for this holly tree trunk to come down.
What I am looking for is for a local fine woodworker, or lumber merchant, who wants this wood to do all of listed below:
1. Finish taking the tree down (you would also need to bring in cross logs to keep any dropped tree from cracking the concrete driveway) OR you need to use a crane
2. Removing most of tree wood (see 4) and any remaining unwanted scraps
3. the removing party must paying for complete stump grinding
4. I want from this tree, from near the top, a handle-able 4' section to cut into boards for a few checkerboards and jewelry boxes.
I know this wood would make some very excellent marquetry, and holly is not cheap. I am familiar with arboriculture and tree removal, but I am not equipped, nor physically able, to finish removing this very, very heavy hunk of wood, which might even take a crane to remove, if taken intact.
The party wanting this wood must know what they're doing, be properly equipped, and be properly insured. If you are interested in this job, and this wood respond to this post by private email at sarhkamc@gmail.com. No solicitations, please.
The pictures are at this url http://www.ncwoodworker.net/pp/showgallery.php?ppuser=11396&username=sarah-mci
Sarah (and Mark) McIntee
My father, a woodworker, 30 years ago (before his death 20 years ago) just after we moved in, suggested to me, a daughter who was still doing some cabinetry and carpentry, at that time, that this holly tree in our front yard should be used for marquetry and veneer as holly is a very dense, white wood with minimal grain. At that time, when we had trouble with our two preschool sons climbing this tree, we cut off all of the lower branches up to 8 ft from ground. This means this tree's trunk has had over 25 years of growth with the knots healing over on the bottom 8 feet. The girth, at 4 ft from ground, is 63." I can't wrap my arms around this trunk and my arms are not short. This is an excellent trunk of holly wood. When we moved in over 30 years ago, it was a big tree, then, even bigger, now. there has never been any sign that this tree ever had any hardware put into it.
Earlier this year, in the spring, with intention to remove this tree, we had Doug Ludy start to take it down, but then we learned that holly is best harvested in the fall. So in this way, with all the branches removed almost 6 months ago, now, this holly trunk, at almost full height has been standing, now with some sprouts on it near the top.
It is now fall and it is time for this holly tree trunk to come down.
What I am looking for is for a local fine woodworker, or lumber merchant, who wants this wood to do all of listed below:
1. Finish taking the tree down (you would also need to bring in cross logs to keep any dropped tree from cracking the concrete driveway) OR you need to use a crane
2. Removing most of tree wood (see 4) and any remaining unwanted scraps
3. the removing party must paying for complete stump grinding
4. I want from this tree, from near the top, a handle-able 4' section to cut into boards for a few checkerboards and jewelry boxes.
I know this wood would make some very excellent marquetry, and holly is not cheap. I am familiar with arboriculture and tree removal, but I am not equipped, nor physically able, to finish removing this very, very heavy hunk of wood, which might even take a crane to remove, if taken intact.
The party wanting this wood must know what they're doing, be properly equipped, and be properly insured. If you are interested in this job, and this wood respond to this post by private email at sarhkamc@gmail.com. No solicitations, please.
The pictures are at this url http://www.ncwoodworker.net/pp/showgallery.php?ppuser=11396&username=sarah-mci
Sarah (and Mark) McIntee
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